Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 300 Celestial weapons, so terrifying

China's firearms in this era are still in the initial stage of development.At this time, the so-called "cannon" in Ming Dynasty mostly refers to the "mortar cannon" cast from large pieces of wrought iron.It is characterized by short barrel, short range and low initial velocity.Its main purpose is to use the thrust of the gunpowder explosion to throw out the large iron balls in the barrel and "smash" the fortifications made by the enemy.

Yes, "smashed".It relies on "smashing" rather than "exploding".In Zhu Su's opinion, this thing cannot be called a "cannon" at all.

At most, it is a more powerful "catapult".The range is also a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the catapult.

But in the eyes of Fujiwara, who was born in the Japanese country, the so-called "cannon" is a terrible weapon that only a powerful Chinese dynasty can possess.At that time, cannons had not yet been introduced to Japan, so Fujiwara was still somewhat curious about the so-called "General's Invincible Cannon".

"The name of this thing is so bluffing, does it really have terrifying power? If so, why didn't His Royal Highness the King of Wu use him to destroy Mr. Da Jingtian and Mr. Zhang outside the city... Could it be that he really has a relationship with these two? What the soldiers said is the same, is it because Daming abides by 'benevolence and virtue'?" Fujiwara thought in his heart.

"Also, this distance..." He raised his eyes to look at the distance between the cannon and the target.The cannons were set up on the mounds and low hills inside the barracks, while the targets... were simply set up on a hill far outside the barracks.If it weren't for the red flag on the target, Fujiwara would have almost disappeared.

"Maybe it's because those artillerymen angered that young Highness..."

After all, the former Emperor, the emperor, once forced a low-level warrior to shoot down the stars in the sky with a bow and arrow.If he can't shoot, he will kill himself by harakiri.In the final analysis, it was just because the samurai dared to look up at the emperor's face in a disrespectful way and offended the emperor, so he just found an excuse to let him die.

It seems that His Highness used the same trick.Noble man, it is natural to manipulate the life and death of others at will... "If you can attack from such a distance, it is no longer a weapon, but a miracle." Fujiwara cursed in his heart.

"It's time to light the fire! Silence!" A soldier saw an artilleryman from the artillery battalion holding a torch approaching the cannon, and reminded his companions who were still chatting.Fujiwara also held his breath: he has never seen such a noble thing as a cannon, which is only available in the Celestial Dynasty.Today is just a day to gain knowledge...

Then, Fujiwara saw the frightening flames from the Great General's Invincible Cannon, as if something flew out of the cannon's muzzle.

But that's about it.As for the target on the distant mountain, it remained motionless.

"Huh? That's it?"

"The weapon that the Celestial Dynasty is proud of is actually just a bit louder. From this point of view, it is still a warrior of our country..."

He finally regained a little bit of confidence as a Japanese, and suddenly a rumbling sound like thunder exploded in his ears, and Fujiwara sat down on the ground in surprise: he saw the target in the distance. The mountain has already exploded a large sea of ​​flames like the eruption of Mount Fuji!That dazzling flame directly blinded Fujiwara's eyes!
Not to mention the target, the mountain is almost blown away!

"This... this... this..." Fujiwara was dumbfounded, his ears were buzzing with the deafening sound, and he pointed at the mountain in horror.

Celestial Cannon!So scary!
terrible!This is simply a miracle!If that His Royal Highness King Wu fired a cannon directly outside the city a few days ago...

Hiss, Fujiwara didn't even dare to think about it!
"Look, this barbarian was so frightened that he sat on the ground. It was just a cannonball fired by the general, so what?" a soldier laughed.

"Tsk, what a shame for an ignorant guy. Just like that, he still talks about being a high-ranking official every day."

"Haha, the barbarian's official minister, isn't that a barbarian? Even if he is a barbarian official, he doesn't have as much experience as the common people here!"

"It's just..."

A group of soldiers scoffed at Fujiwara.Fujiwara blushed with shame.

He turned his head to look at the mountain, and what was reflected in his eyes at this time was the raging fire and the constantly falling gravel on the mountain.There is also the fear and fanaticism that are deeply rooted in the bottom of my heart at this moment!
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"Old man, what's the origin of your cannon! It's so powerful!" In a camp over there, Zhu Di looked at the flames burning on the top of the mountain, felt the faint tremors coming from the soles of his feet, and asked Zhu Su excitedly. . "I heard that you and Brother Mu Ying worked together to improve firearms... Could this be a new type of artillery?"

"Fourth brother, wake up." Zhu Su said he was speechless when Zhu Di insisted on following him to watch the excitement. "The one in the camp is an ordinary big iron lump cannon, how can it be so powerful."

"This kind of old-fashioned iron lump has a range of less than one mile and a spread of only three feet. How can it make such a big commotion? I asked the soldiers to bury gunpowder in the mountain in advance. When they heard the sound of the cannon, the soldiers on the mountain They took advantage of the trend to ignite a large amount of gunpowder..."

There is a lot of gunpowder stored in the warehouse of Suzhou Mansion.Jingzhong has started to mass-produce a new type of black gunpowder, and this old type of gunpowder was supposed to be eliminated.So Zhu Su simply asked Wei Guan to evacuate the treasury this time, and buried all the gunpowder in the mountain.

The original intention was to blow up this stone mountain, so that the stones could be picked up and used to repair the embankment of Taihu Lake.After all, although the flood in Taihu Lake is safe for the time being, if the embankment is not repaired, sooner or later there will be a day when the people will be wiped out.It's better to urge Suzhou to repair the dam after all the coming, which can be regarded as a benefit.

Just happened to meet this Fujiwara who had been begging to see him again, Zhu Su thought for a while, and simply took advantage of the situation to frighten him ruthlessly, so he fabricated a "General's Invincible Cannon" and staged it by taking the opportunity of blasting mountains and quarrying stones. Such a "big cannon blasting the mountain" is intended to show off Daming's "muscles", making this ignorant Japanese even more awed by Daming...

Even Zhu Su himself didn't expect that when the amount of these old-style gunpowder was large enough, the momentum it caused would be so frightening.I don't know if the "group performers" around Fujiwara were frightened, but they did a good job of carrying out their performances and lines...

"It turns out that the gunpowder was buried in advance..." Zhu Di looked at the flames in the distance, feeling a little disappointed. "I thought, you really made such a terrible killer!"

"If my Ming Dynasty really has such a powerful weapon, such as Wang Baobao, such as Emperor Yuan Shun, just give him a shot, and I will lead the Ming army to be invincible in the world..." Fourth Zhu fell into a dream.

Zhu Su couldn't help laughing. After thinking for a while, seeing that there was no one else nearby, he smiled and said to Zhu Di: "Not now, doesn't mean there won't be any in the future."

"Fourth brother, have you forgotten my background?"

"You mean?" Zhu Di's eyes lit up. "Old Five, can you really make such a powerful firearm?"

"I don't know if I can do it or not, but I can tell you with certainty, brother four, that there will indeed be weapons with such exaggerated power in the future." Zhu Su said.What's the point of flattening a mountain with one cannon? In the future, nuclear weapons can even directly blow up a certain country to a nuclear level... Ancient China was biased in the study of firearms. Telling Zhu Di of the future potential of firearms in advance will only have advantages and no disadvantages.

"By the way, fourth brother, you were able to conquer Mobei five times in history, and Beiyuan fled in a hurry. The 'Shenji Camp', which is mainly equipped with firearms, has contributed a lot."

"Shenji Battalion!" This was the first time Zhu Di heard the name of the army he would lead in the future. "What a mighty name! It turns out that I, Zhu Di, am the best at firearms!"

"Old Five, I remember!"

(End of this chapter)